The No. 21 WVU women's basketball team moved to 6-0 on Monday afternoon as they kicked off the Baha-Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Tournament with an 83-63 win over the McNeese State Cowgirls. With the victory, the Mountaineers will advance to face Ohio State in the championship game of the bracket on Wednesday, November 26. Here are some initial takeaways from the win.
Gia Cooke Posts (Another) Career-High Scoring Performance
Gia Cooke keeps showing exactly why WVU head coach Mark Kellogg saw her as such a valuable pickup in the transfer portal. Less than a week after posting a career-best 19 points against Appalachian State, she went out in Monday's showdown with McNeese State and outdid herself once again by scoring 24 points to help lead the Mountaineers to victory.